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Outline  of  tyro  lectures  - Illinois  State  Library  School 

Hay  9-10  - 1912 


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INTRODUCTION. 


1.  Definition  of  special  libraries 


2.  Kinds  of  special  libraries 

a.  Legislative  reference  libraries 

b.  Iiunicipal  " " 

c«  State  utilities  comr.iasions  libraries 

d.  Libraries  of  special  organizations  and  societies 

e.  Business  libraries 

1.  newspaper  and  liagazine  offices 

2.  Manufacturing  industries 
3*  Public  utilities  companies 
4.  Welfare  work  libraries 


TJIE, , C OrTIUBUT ION  OP  LIBRARY  SCIENCE  TO  EBPICIETCY  IN  HODERN  BUSIfESS^ 

1.  The  function  of  a library’  ir.  the  work  of  a modern  business  organi- 

zation (illustrated  by  a Public  utilities  company. ) 

The  character  of  librar-  service  required  by  an 

a.  Operating -department 

1.  Publicity  department 

2.  New  business  department 

b.  Engineering  department 

o.  Lxai inations  and  reports  department 

2.  Qualifications  for  successful  librarian  ship. 

a.  Professional  qualifications 

Library  training  vs.  business  knowledge. 

b.  Personal  qualifications 

3.  Some  methods  of  work  used  in  conducting  business  libraries. 

a.  Selection  of  material 

b.  Reference  work  over  telephone 
o.  Periodical  indexing 

d.  Special  methods  used  with  government  documents 

e.  Order  department 

f.  Technical  file 

g.  Photograph  file 

h.  Lantern  slides 

4-.  The  unentered  fields  of  business  librarianship  - a door  of 

opportunity. 

Pros  and  eons  of  business  librarianship 

b.  Correspondence  filing 

c.  Library  work  for  commercial  associations 

d.  Indexing  technical  periodicals  literature 

e.  Idbrary  school  instruction  in  business  librarian- 

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